The federal Liberal government's consumer carbon tax seems destined to be axed, whether by the Conservatives or by whomever replaces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader.

This re-evaluation of federal climate policy comes as new data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds Canadians' urgency to deal with the climate emergency, as declared in 2019, has declined. While approaching two-thirds (63%) of Canadians say climate change is a fact and it is human caused, that majority is smaller than the one seen in 2021 (71%). At the same time, Canadians who believe climate change is a "very serious" threat to the Earth has dropped by eight points from 50 to 42 per cent. 

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